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Main Street America is kicking up its heels--and you're invited tothe party!
Goodbye sprawl-and-mall--hello downtown! Long-neglected towncenters are coming to life once again, and the buzz is back on mainstreets all across the country. Come celebrate their rebirth withthis one-of-a-kind guide to over 700 local festivals and eventsnationwide. From the weird and wacky to the wild and wonderful, thefun starts with Main Street Festivals. Which will you dofirst?
Enter a rubber duck race . . . Join a "walk of art" scavenger hunt. . .
Find hot-rod heaven . . . Play cow patty bingo . . .
See antiques and heirloom displays . . .
Discover "bullistic" bull riding . . . Go to a hog slopping contest. . .
Eat black dirt cake . . . Hear blues, bluegrass, and brass bands .. .
Watch a Little Miss National Peanut Pageant . . .
Inside you'll also learn where to find: an onion rodeo, cornstalkshooting, a beautiful baby bagel contest, arts and craftsdemonstrations, the perfect-pierogie cookoff, a slugburger fest,quilting exhibitions, farmer olympics, and more. . . . There'ssomething for everyone in Main Street Festivals.
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This is the only national guide to over 300 Main Street communities across America and more than 700 special events happening on these Main Streets throughtout the year - from Rodeo Stampedes to fruit festivals to winter carnivals. The special events featured in this guide captialize on local history, popular culture, provinical character and seasonal themes.
About the Author
AMANDA B. WEST, Senior Program Associate for Information Resources at the National Main Street Center, is an ardent back-roads traveler and local-history enthusiast. The NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, helps communities revitalize their historic commercial districts.
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- PublisherWiley
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0471192902
- ISBN 13 9780471192909
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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